2022 McNeese Cowboys football team
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The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–4 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st season) |
Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce * | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
editPreseason poll
editThe Southland Conference released its preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
4 | McNeese | 61 |
5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
7 | Lamar | 25 |
8 | Houston Christian | 24 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
editSchedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Montana State* | ESPN+ | L 17–40 | 21,687 | |
September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Rice* | ESPN3 | L 10–52 | 18,629 | |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* | ESPN3 | L 19–30 | 11,425 | |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi College* |
| ESPN+ | W 32–17 | 10,105 |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Incarnate Word | ESPN+ | L 20–48 | 2,542 | |
October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| ESPN+ | L 15–40 | 9,202 |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | ESPN+ | L 35–40 | 5,788 | |
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana |
| ESPN+ | L 27–28 | 8,068 |
November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* |
| ESPN+ | W 29–15 | 7,520 |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Christian |
| ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 1,355 |
November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar |
| ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 6,901 |
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Game summaries
editAt No. 4 Montana State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 4 Bobcats | 0 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
At Rice
editMcNeese State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Rice Owls (0–1)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Owls | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
Statistics | McNeese State | Rice |
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First downs | 14 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 51–263 | 74–487 |
Rushes–yards | 30–172 | 43–209 |
Passing yards | 91 | 278 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–2 | 21–31–0 |
Time of possession | 21:48 | 38:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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McNeese State | Passing | Know Kadum | 5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deonta McMahon | 5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Mason Pierce | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
Rice | Passing | TJ McMahon | 20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Ari Broussard | 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Bradley Rozner | 3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD |
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Vs. Alcorn State
editAlcorn State Braves (0–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–2)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Braves | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
Vs. Mississippi College
editMississippi College Choctaws (1–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–3)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
Choctaws | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
At No. 11 Incarnate Word
editMcNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
No. 11 Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:05 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 2,542
- Referee: Craig Helser
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Sam Kaman (sideline)
- Box Score
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Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
Cowboys | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
At Nicholls
editMcNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
Colonels | 7 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 40 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 5,788
- Referee: Nolan Dumas
- TV: ESPN+
Vs. Southeastern Louisiana
editSoutheastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese State Cowboys
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cowboys | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 8,068
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV: ESPN+
Vs. Eastern Illinois
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Cowboys | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
At Houston Christian
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Vs. Lamar
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Cowboys | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Statistics
Statistics | Lamar | McNeese |
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First downs | 19 | 13 |
Total yards | 369 | 314 |
Rushing yards | 219 | 268 |
Passing yards | 150 | 46 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 35:47 | 24:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lamar | Passing | Nick Yockey | 19-27; 150 total yards; long 18 yards |
Rushing | Major Bowden | 11 attempts; 92 total yards; long 30 yards | |
Receiving | Major Bowden | 2 receptions; 35 total yards; long 18 yards | |
McNeese | Passing | Ryan Roberts | 6-14; 46 yards total; long 14 yards |
Rushing | Deonata McMahon | 20 attempts; 241 total yards; long 79 yards | |
Receiving | Jon McCall | 2 receptions; 22 total yards; long 14 yards |
References
edit- ^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Football schedule change adds UIW, Lamar". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.